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Arham Abtahi

Arham Abtahi, BACP

BACP counsellor - anxiety and trauma

United Kingdom

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Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 399206
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Attachment-based work
  • Mindfulness techniques
  • Client-centred approach

About Arham

Arham Abtahi is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of practice. She works with people who face stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, and related issues.

She uses an integrative, relational approach that pays attention to both emotional experience and past relationships. Arham draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds influence current patterns. She also uses client-centred principles to keep conversations focused on the person's priorities and values.

Mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions to help with grounding and managing overwhelming emotion. Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants support making changes or moving towards different choices in work or relationships. Existential ideas are sometimes introduced to look at meaning, responsibility and life decisions.

She has experience supporting people impacted by domestic abuse and other traumas, and she attends to how cultural background shapes experience. In practice Arham aims to build a clear working relationship where goals are discussed and reviewed together.

People can expect straightforward, conversational sessions that explore thoughts, feelings and patterns. Practical coping strategies can be offered alongside longer-term reflection. If someone wants to begin, they are invited to follow the site process to match and arrange an initial meeting.

How Arham uses therapy approaches online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships continue to shape current reactions and patterns. Online sessions can explore those patterns in conversation and through reflective exercises, which can help with relationship fears, abandonment concerns and attachment issues.

Client-centred therapy emphasises the person's own goals and perspective. The therapist listens without directing the narrative and supports people to find their own solutions, which suits concerns like low self-esteem, decision-making and relationship communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Arham will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and will help decide which mix of methods fits best. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

The practical benefit of online sessions is that they can be fitted into everyday life more easily. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to attend from different locations, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or reduce travel time so sessions fit around work or family routines.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, and related topics.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is relational and integrative, combining attachment-based, client-centred and mindfulness approaches in a conversational way.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of practical experience as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live abroad?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are used?

The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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